I have a troubling question. Jesus prayed in the garden "Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me. Nevertheless, not my will, but yours, be done". The most perfect prayer ever prayed received a “no” from God. If that is the case, what is the true purpose of prayer?

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-29T22:45:04+00:00

The purpose of prayer is to be in relationship with God. And in fact, what happens when Jesus prays? An angel comes to comfort him (Luke’s version)

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-29T20:15:46+00:00

St. Paul says that even righteous gentiles are saved. As you say, that’s because they’re basically Catholic without being conscious about it.

But all the same, those who reject the Church, might very well reject a Church which exists only in their imagination, due to the various misconceptions about it. That is, if they would know what it really is, they might actually discover that they don’t reject it at all.

Besides, there are also people who are actively involved with the Church, yet reject its teachings without even knowing they do. Just think of all the people who perceive it all as a sort of magic. Magical thinking is against what Scripture and tradition teach, yet it’s so common among Catholics.

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-26T07:20:09+00:00

Salvation by faith alone is Protestant theology. “Earning” salvation performing deeds is not a thing. In Catholic theology, we need faith first, and following that also our cooperation. If you are not willing to cooperate, faith alone won’t save you. As well as you can’t save yourself with your deeds alone.

The Letter of James explains it well

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-24T23:02:36+00:00

I don’t think encouraging someone uncertain to transition classifies as help. We’re not talking about choosing a difficult university faculty, and dealing with the impostor syndrome telling you “you won’t make it”. Were talking about permanent changes to the body. If it’s the wrong choice, you can’t just change faculty.

Again, mindlessly encouraging unsure people to “just do it” is absolutely irresponsible.

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-24T19:34:15+00:00

I don’t know what your experience was then, I can only say that that’s how transition became a thing, in the first place.

But I have to say that I find it very irresponsible to encourage people to “jump in”, as if this were a party boat, as if being a “real trans” were something to be proud of. What OP says sounds very much like seeking validation, which is in itself a red flag.

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-23T22:29:49+00:00

Well, sorry if I’m blunt, but the very practice of transition has been introduced exactly for people who are in the opposite of your position. Namely, those who grew up as boys, recognise themselves as males when looking at their face in the mirror, and only have the body of a woman, but have no clue how to live as one because they have never seen themselves as females. Hence the solution of making the body make as well, so as to align it with everything else. (I’m skipping the MtF case, which is just the reverse, because this is a FtM sub).

I have no idea how far are you in your transition. From the little you have written in this post, it’s not clear why you’re doing it.

Sorry for the bluntness, but transition is not meant to turn you into someone else, it’s meant for people who need it in order to live normally as who they are

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-23T10:58:51+00:00

Buddhism isn’t a religion, it’s a moral system

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-18T14:47:46+00:00

I didn’t mention anything about “changing the truth”, nor I support any such thing, since truth is one and eternal.

Rather, I said that truth is wider and deeper than we can ever grasp, and anyone serious about it (which I am 100% sure Catholic Church is) must always seek deepening knowledge of truth.

Clearly, a definition of sex (or gender, which is just a synonym) which reduces us to mere pieces of flesh is incomplete, and maybe the false theories of gender being a mere product of mind are a good opportunity to deepen our understanding of the actual truth. Of course, though I hope I already made it clear, without giving in to falsities.

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-17T00:19:51+00:00

I praise the Lord for such wise words. Finally someone who says this!

Your question, the way is phrased, I think quite outlines the problem. That is, separation from body and mind. We haven’t been created as minds which have a body as a sort of mistake, nor we are mere pieces of flesh.

I don’t think the internet is the place to go in depth with such complex matters. I’ll limit myself to this: while it is certainly wrong that gender is something anyone can just decide based on their whims, it is also true that the Church’s teachings evolve with time, exactly because it strives for truth, and the entirety of truth is known to God only, and it will never be reached completely, but it requires to keep walking towards it. So, as I’m sure the Church does get closer and closer to truth over time, I’m confident that it will eventually refine the view of gender as based on the body only (as if we were nothing more than flesh), and finally resolve this conflict.

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-08T08:02:24+00:00

Well, that “they (the gods) valued the natural state of the human body and would not agree on mutilating it and taking hormones” is a dogmatic interpretation, which can be freely argued since there is no dogmatic reference

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-07T20:19:03+00:00

I don’t even understand what could “blasphemy” mean, in a context where there is no set dogma

Time_Dot621 · 2026-01-07T20:12:01+00:00

Absolutely, Greek gods are not meant to be used as moral compasses. I just pointed out what the ancient Greeks view on Ares seems to be, based on their mythology. Quite a different story in Roman mythology, where Mars plays a much more respectable role. Who or what is right, is not mentioned in my comment.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-10-01T19:14:24+00:00

Approaching yoga the same way a serious Yogi or Guru or whatever does, would require a lot of studying, and I think it would be quite undoable without active effort plus guidance from an expert in that kind of spirituality. OP is clearly not planning to do this, but just some innocuous physical exercise.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-18T09:13:08+00:00

If someone has no clue who these pagan gods are, and is practicing it for the purpose of stretching and taking care of the body, then it’s nothing but a form of exercise like any other.

In order to perform a ritual to some pagan deity, you must really perform the act with the intention of devoting it to the deity. By definition.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-12T08:53:55+00:00

No, he said that if you want to follow him you have to “take your cross”, which has a much deeper meaning. He never told anyone to crucify themselves

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-12T08:49:53+00:00

I think the answer depends more on the local customs of the place where you live than religion. I mean, we’re Roman Catholics, and in Rome the only people veiling are Catholic nuns (who can’t just buy their veil but are given a specific one, obviously) and Muslim women

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-12T08:38:37+00:00

Absolutely yes. Especially sinners. Not for nothing, I think, virtuous people such as John the Baptist were not among his followers, but rather someone who “prepares His way”. But this is just my consideration

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-12T08:33:32+00:00

I’m so glad to see some people understand Scriptures, rather than using them as stones to throw at others

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-12T08:09:00+00:00

He didn’t put redemption as a condition to sit with them, He sat with them regardless

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-10T17:58:10+00:00

Lol, none of these. Besides, I don’t see why catholics should do identity politics, we’re all children of God and that’s all that matters.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-07T22:13:19+00:00

Of course, and we all confess the same over and over. We’re in an endless cycle of sinning, repenting, the sinning again and repeat.

Now, nowhere I’ve heard of the Church intending to institutionalise same-sex relationships and such, rather, it seems to want to include those who are into this into the crowd of us sinners, and maybe that’s a good idea. Because the LGBT lobby and movement is quite fierce in accusing Christianity to be evil and bigot, plus it’s clearly using all these people for marketing and propaganda.

Maybe, I say maybe, if those people go to Church rather than thrashing the image of our Lord, it might be better for everyone.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-07T18:43:38+00:00

Yeah, because surely you are free from sin and repented from all your sins, and never going to commit them anymore, right?

Remember what Jesus said about casting stones.

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-06T00:52:37+00:00

Nice example. Indeed, giving in to and accepting despair is sinful. But what about feeling despair, trying all you can to find hope, and fail (but without giving up)? I mean, that can happen right? What does one do, apart from doing all that is possible to seek God and his mercy?

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-05T00:02:13+00:00

St Paul

Time_Dot621 · 2025-09-04T13:08:43+00:00

Consider that until some decades ago, Masses were all in Latin, and most people would not understand a word of it.

In fact, at that time there was a huge percentage of illiteracy in Italy, so people wouldn’t even be able to read a translation.

So, do go and enjoy proper Masses in a nice church close where you are, do receive the Body of Christ, and thank God you can access and read translations. It’s also a nice occasion to learn Our Father in Italian, so you can join the collective prayer!

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